No, your 2015 federal income tax refund does not need to be claimed on your 2016 income tax return.
However, you may have to claim your 2015 state income tax refund on your 2016 federal income tax return.
You’ll enter this info in the Federal section of TurboTax, and we’ll automatically add it to your state return if appropriate.
- With your return open in TurboTax, search for 1099-G or 1099-g and then click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
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Important! Make sure to include the dash in your search, or you'll end up on the unemployment/paid family leave screen.
- On the Did you have any of these types of income? screen, answer Yes.
- On the next screen, select State or local income tax refunds and click Continue.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your state/locality, refund amount, and tax year.
